Description
MN551-2: Apply knowledge of tissue and organ structure and function to physiologic alterations in systems and analyze the cause and effect relationship in response to disease.
Select one of the case studies below. In your discussion be sure to include evidence of your knowledge of tissue and organ structure and function to physiologic alterations in systems and analyze the cause and effect relationship in response to disease.
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- Make sure all of the topics in the case study have been addressed.
- Cite at least three sources—journal articles, textbooks, or evidenced-based websites—to support the content.
- All sources must have been written within five years.
- Do not use .com, Wikipedia, or up-to-date, etc., for your sources.
Case Study 1
Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
Thirty-two–year-old Jason is a general laborer, who fell ill shortly after working on a job digging up old water pipes for the town he lived in. The task involved working around shallow pools of stagnant water. Ten days after the contract ended, Jason developed a fever and aching muscles. He also had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Jason’s friend took him to his physician who listened carefully to Jason’s history. She told him she suspected West Nile fever and ordered serological testing. Jason went home to recover and was feeling better by the end of the week.
- Jason’s physician ordered serological tests. How would antibody titers assist the doctor in confirming his diagnosis?
- When Jason was feeling at his worst, he had extreme malaise, vomiting, and diarrhea. What stage of the illness was he experiencing at that time? What are the physiological mechanisms that give rise to the signs and symptoms of infectious illness?
- West Nile virus has a single-stranded RNA genome. How does this virus replicate? In general terms, what are the various effects viruses can have on host cells?
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Running Head: MECHANISMS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
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MECHANISMS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Introduction
Diseases that are considered to be infectious are normally caused by microorganisms.
Such microorganisms include parasites, fungi, bacteria or viruses. These diseases are easily
spread from one person to another, either directly or indirectly. A class of diseases known as
zoonotic are animal diseases that are infectious and when they are passed on to humans, they
cause illnesses. Infectious diseases can be classified as either reemerging or newly emerging.
The newly emerging ones are the diseases that can only be recognized for the first time in the
individual human host (WHO, 2018). An example of such a disease is HIV and AIDS.
Reemerging diseases. On the other hand, refer to the ones that have a history of having infected
human beings, but they keep reappearing even when efforts are made to control or eliminate
them. Some of these diseases tend to be drug resistant.
Majority of the organism live on our bodies as well as in our bodies. In most instances,
they remain harmless to us but when they are subjected to certain conditions, they end up
causing diseases. The symptoms and signs of the diseases differ depending on the organism that
causes the infection. When a person has just mild infections, home remedies and rest can help to
eliminate the disease. However, there are some infections that are a threat to life and might even
require a person to be hospitalized.
How antibody titers help in confirming diagnoses
In the case presented, when Jason visited the hospital, the doctor suspected that he was
suffering from ...
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